Measuring and invoicing machine.



J F. MOADAMS.

MEASURNG AND INVOICING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7, 1911.

1,045,420, Patented NOV. 26, 1912.

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Streuung/S J. P. MGADAMS. MBASURING AND INVOICING MACHINE.

APPLICATTON FILED SEPT. 7, 1911.

Patented NOV. 26, 1992.

5 SHEETS-SHEET J. E'. MGADAIVIS.

MEASURING AND INVOIGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7, 1911.

1,045,420, Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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J. F. MOADAMS.

MBASURNG AND INVOIGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7, 1911.

1,045,420, Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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J. P. MGADAMS. MEASURING AND INVOGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT` 7, 1911.

1,045,420. Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

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Jell/IES F. MCADAMS. OF LIMA, LLINGIS.

MEASUEENG? El? INVCINE? MACHINE.

Specification ef sters Patent.

latented Nov. 26, 1912 To al! whom it lmay concern:

de it known that l, Janus l?. Mci-incas a citizen of the llnited States. residinj at Lima, in the county et Adams. State of .illinois, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Measuring and invoicing` Machines: and do hereb)Y declare the following to be a full. clear, and exact description of the invention. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in cloth measining` and invcicing machines, and thc object or my invention is to improve the construction and increase the efficiency of machines ot the above descril ed tvpe.

further fil-iwi ot'niv invention is to pro-- vide a machine having' a mensili-ingl roll over which the cleth er other goods to be measired is passed 'under tension ther-eb)7 turning' the roll to register the length of cloth passed over the .same said registering mech-- anism being' also adapted lo actu-ate a cylinder upon the peripheral tace et which is inscribed a scale from which the falue of the goeds measured maj.' be read,

tui-ther object ot my invention is to provide a machine of the character described having a measuring' roll over which the cloth is passed and having at one end a clamp appli-'net`- adapted to receive the board upon which athe bolt ot cloth wound. said clampingappliance being' arranged to rotate and thus permit the unwinding' of the boli. and

having at its opposite end a roll adapted te receive the cloth as it comes from the bolt, said latter receiving roll beingT provided with a clamp for engaging the end o'f the cloth.

A still tui-ther object of my invention is to provide means for revolving the bolt reiv ii'- ing member in snch a manner that the cloth when being measured mayY be nnwound from the receiving roll and again wound up upon the board, and in connection with this mechanism a further object of my invention is to provide tensioning means for limiting he ease ot rotation ot the receiving roll whei'el);r the cloth may be evcnliy and tightly wound upon the board.

A further object et" 4my invention the provision of a mechanism adapted to be employed when measuringI lace and the like in insuring the even windingA ot the laee upon its beard or spool zitter being` measured, said i device; consist-ing ot a carriage mounted to reciprocate transverselyv to theline of travel of the lace to fausc the same te be wound evenly from one end or' the spool to the other. the lace beingpassed through a suit-- able guide in the carriaee which is caused to reciprocate b v means or suitable gears actuated by the turningof the board holding mechanism. And a still further object of mj; invention-is the provision of a novel form oitl adjustable reel adapted to be employed either for unwinding` or Winding cloth or fabrics which are not wound upon board7 said means being adapted for detachable connection to the board clamping mechanism. s

llvith these and other objects in View, my invention will be more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings which show a preferred embodiment or' my machine. and then specifically pointed out in the claims which are attached to and form a part of my application. i

in the drawings, Figure l is a front elevation of my improved measuring machine. Fig. is a similar view, the front wall being removed to show the operating mechanism. Fie'. 5:3 is a top plan view. Fig. el is an end elevation. 5 is a transverse section on the lint` 3e-5 ot Fig. l showing the reel actuating' mechanism. Fig. G is aperspective of one form of reel used. Fig. '7 is a detail view at a part of the guide mechanism.

Referring' more specifically to the drawin which similar reference numerals e girate einrespending parts throughout, l. designates in general the supporting frame which may be constructed of wood or metal as preferred and which consists of a pluraltv of leg members /secured together in VKn-oper position by means of longitudi-` braces 3 and transversely extending braces -tan l secured to the upper ends of two of these legs is a back member 5 while secured to the two opposite legs is a front member G while secured to this front member and in parallel spaced relation thereto b v means of spacer studs 7 is a wall member S which together with the front member form a casing for the drivingl mechanism of the various parts ot the machine proper.

Extending transversel)v between the central portion of the front and rear walls and iournaled therein is a shaft 9 upon which is keyed the measuring? roll 10 which roll. is

' one "foot o" a fraction or a mul- "loo ` l one rejfolution of the roll by the passage ot y the clelth will represent a known part, of a linear measure. This measuring roll is pret'- erablyteorered with felt or other 'fabric 1,1 having' a, eomparatirely heavy nap which prevents the cloth from slippingr over the same. One end of the shaft 9 extends through the front 6 of the frame and is pro vided with an indicating hand 12 whieh moves (were dial 13 thereby registering' the angle through which the, roll is turned. Directly below this shaft 9 rand jourrialed in the front of the frame (i and in the wall 8 is a shaft 14 and rotatable upon this shaft is a sleeve 15. One end of this sleeve bears against a gear 16 carried by the shatt 14 in termediate between the ilront G and the wall 8 while the other end extends through lie front member Gand is provided with an indieating hand 17. The outer end ot the shaft 14 extends a slight distance beyond the outer end of the sleeve and is providedwith a third indicating hand 1S, both ot these latter indicatingr hands beingadapted to turn over a second dial 19. Keyed upon that portion of the sleeve which lies between the front of the frame and the wall 8 a gear Z0 and keyed upon that portion ot `the shaft 9 lyinrg` Within the easingr is a gear 2l, while a train off reducing gears indicated as the" latter to turn asthe roller turns, said 'l gears beingso proportioned `that ldie needle carried vby the shaft 141 will make one conn plete rotation for eaeh ten rotations ot the In asuring drum while that Carried by the sleeve will malte one rotation for eaeh hundiied rotations of the drinn. lt will thus be seen that the numben ot turns made by the diluintduring the passage of a' certain piene of`cloth thereover may be readily `read on the latter' mentioned dial while .any trae tional rotation thereon may be read upon the first mentioned dial.

Journaled in suitable bearings ezyrried by the frame` and l extending' longitudinallyv thereof is a shaft 23 upon which-'is keyed a drum 24 upon the peripheral tac(y of whirh is inscribed er*A otherwise marked a table 25 .a portionof which is visibleI through a slot.

S26 'termed in the drum easing?? As shown the ligure at the left of this table in each ease indieatesthe number ot yards measured' `while the remainder of the figures displayed through the slot indioate the value/at rare` "through the slot directly below the number upon the easing seale indicating the 'prive per yard et' the goods 'ieasured Ils a means for actuating' this drinn to eause it to "it will thus be turn inv sueh a manner that the lett hand member shown through the slot shall always indicate the number ol yards Ineasured l have provideifl the gear QH `whit-h is secured to one end. oit the drum and a train oit redueing gears designated :is a whole by the numeral 9,9 which eo-art between the `gear 28 of the drum and one ot the gears ol the train 22.

lhe above de ibed nieehanism deals wholly with the measuring, registering and e:omputingl mechanism of the maehine 'and as will be readily understood is actuated wholly by the Cloth passing over the ineasuring drum. l will now describe the meeha nism by means of which the eloth is passed orerthe drum and by means ot whit-h the eloth when measured is rewound.

'Rotatably mounted in bearings carried by the front t3 and the wall 5 of the using is a shaft 30 whieh preferably tubular iu torni and whieh is positioned with one of its ends entending` in iront ot the wall 6' and one baek lof the wall and secured upon the outer end is a hand crank f-ll while seeured uljaeent the inner end a disk 2Q. As shown the inner end of this shaft or tube is eut away at diametrieally opposite points to form slot radapted to receive oneend of the board `upon which the bolt ot' rloth is wound and the inner tare of the disk is provided with outwardly projecting. oppo sitely positioned prongs 7l-1l. adapted to be inserted in the end of the board` and lthus` assist in holding the same againstv rotation indepeiulent of the Yshaft 30. l'lffttending through the haelt 5 of the traint at a point directly opposite the shaft 30 is a seeoud land similar shaftsaid shaft being rota tably journaleo in tubular bearings carried by the haelt wall The inner end ot this shaft is also slotted aiu'l'provided with a eeen-nd disk ftvalso having prongs said slotted end and 'prongs being adapted to engage the opposite end ol the Cloth carryingr hivard. Fillidably mounted upon the shaft S5 is a collar 37 provided with, a .niet screw 38 bv means of whleh the collar maybe secured at any desired position upon the shaft and een that by loosening the eollar the shaft or may be moved through its bearings longitudinally to permit of the positioning otthe Isloth bearing;r board and when said board has been clamped in place the eollar 'may be positioned to bear against the inner end oi. the sleeve through which the shaft 35 passes and then seeured in pla ee by means ofthe eet screw thus firmly soeuringf, the bolt of Cloth in position.

Keyed or otherwise secured upon that portion et' the shaft 30 between the trout wall (i and the wall 8 of the cuisiner` are the pulleys 3f) and L,l-(l and a Cord yll is passed over the pulley itl and eeeured by one end to a pin -il-il which extends transversely he y free rotation of the shaft 30.

vWalls 5 vand 6 and -by one end to one ot the trame and provided with tween the walls 6 and 8 while its other end is secured to a small `winding drum t?) keyed upon a shaft 4:1 .one end of which extends through the front. wall 6 and is provided with a hand nut 4-5 by means ot which the shafti together with its drum .may be revolved to wind up the cord anu thus exert tension upon the pulley 39 to prevent too a. means for securing this tensioning device in adjusted position l have provided a shaft L15 having a pawl 47 adapted to engage w'th teeth ot a gear 4S carried by they shatt 44, y

said shaft 46 also extending through the front wall 6 and being provided with a hand nut 49 by means ot" which the shaft may be turned to move the pawl in and out ot operative position.

As a means for winding trlie`cloth as ity comes from the measuring drum l have provided the opposite end of the machine with a transversely extending shaft 50 which is suitably journaled in the front. andba'ck in the-.casing wall 8 and one end ot. this shaft extends through the.

front Wall 6 and is provided with 'a hand crank 51. Keyed upon this shaft and in alinementwith the measuring drum is a l the cloth as it` drum 52 adapted to receive comes from the measurmg drum. Secured by one end to this drum 52 is a piece of telt or other fabric 53 similar to that` upon the measuring vroll andA this telt is wound about the drum 52 and is provided at its t With clamping jaws 54 adapted to engage the end ot the cloth to be measured, said strip of feltbeing of suicient length to ex-v tend to the top of the measuring roll when y partially unwound whereby the amount of cloth passing over the roll measured. Keyed upon that portion ot the shatty 50 lying between the walls 6 andil ot the-casing is a grooved pulley 55 and a cord 56 is passed around this pulley and secured spacer studs i while its opposite end is secured to a drum 5T carried by a shaft 58, one end ot which extends in advance of the front. wall 6 and is pio vided with a hand nut 59 and a ratchet wheel 60 and enacting with this ratchet wheel and carried by the front wall (j a paWl G1, said latter mechanism servingT to tension the winding drum and to prevent it from turning too freely` this being particu larly useful when the Jfabric is unwound from the winding drum As a means for additionally insuring the turning ot the measuring roll by the passage ot the cloth thereover l have provided a `device adapted to 'force the cloth down upon `the measuring roll, said device consisting in the walls of the upwardly extending arms G3 between the free l is rotatably mounted a roller of: also coval of a shaft 62 journaled of i. 'ch

ee end i entire y with telt and adapted to bear upon the upper face ot the measuring roll. Oneend of this shaft extends in advance of the trontwall 6 and is provided with a hand nut 65 by means of which the shaft may be turned i to cause the roller 5e to exert greater or less l press re upon the cloth as desired and with l a ratchet wheel G6 adapted to coact with a l pavvl 6'? pivoted upon the wall G whereby l the roller may be vsecured in adjusted position. in operation the bolt ot fabric to be measured is positioned between the board holding l 35 and the tree end of the i shafts 30 and fabric which. represented generally at 68 is passed over the roller Ge and engaged by the clamp jaws 5l et the telt 53 carried by the winding drum when the winding drum is rotated by means of the hand crank 51 to unwind the fabric 'from its bolt and Wind it upon the winding drum 52. "When so wound the tree end ot the fabric is passed over the. measuring roll l0, beneath the roller G11 and beneath a transversely extending scale G9 l adapted 'to measure the width thereof and l; secured to the board which is then rotated in l reverse direction, the fabric being thus Yrel wound upon the board while at thesame time its passage over the measuring roll ac tuates the latter to register its length. l ln measuring laces or narrow fabrics l which are wound upon spoolsi7 or boards l much greater in length than the width o'l l the fabric it is necessary that the fabric as it l comes from the measuring roll be so directed l and guided as to cause it to be evenly wound t spool or board throughout the i As a means for accoml provided a transversely l extending shaft 'T0 journalcd in suitable l bearings carried by the saine and as shown this shatt is provided throughout a greater portion ot its length with helical threads 71, marriage consisting ot a pair of spaced apart side members TQ connected at their lower ends b v a rod T3 and at a point adjacent their upper ends by a second rod Tl is adapted to he reciprocatingly mounted upon this shaft by means ot threaded bores T5 formed one in cach ot the side members and intermediate their length and through which the shaft 70 is passed. the threads ot the shaft coacting with the threads ot said upon the length ot' the latter. plislung this l have 5 hores. Slidably mounted inv suitable bearl ings carried by the frame and at a point the revolving ot the shaft.v

'the walls of the casing and `rotatably double faced cylindrical clutch member 7i" which is elidably mounted While at thesarne time held against rotation 'upon that squared portion 'T8 of the Shaft; TO which lies between mounted upon this sha1: 70 and free to run idly thereon are gears ii) and which are positioned one upon either Side of the elutch member and each of which is provided with a clutch face Si adapted. to engage with ono ot' the clutch faces of the clutch member 77. A Shaft 82 is journalcd between the Walls ll and 8 of the casing and keyed upon thin` shaft is a gear which meshes With the gear 79 and a Second gear S4 which meshes with a gear carried by a Stub shaft 867 said gear S5 meshing with the gear 80. llen tween the gears S3 and Si and upon the lahaft, S2 is keyed a pulley Si' and a beltBtS i3 passed over thisl pulley 87 and the puliey' l0 farried by the shaft 39. lt will thnel be eeen 'that when the shafts 30 and are revolved to wind n the fabric the motion oli the shaft 30 will he transmitted to cauee the gears 79 and S() to re.'i lvc in opposite directions and therefore the Shaft il) he revolved in either direction, Said direction being detern'iineil by the engagement. of the clutch 'Ti' rvith either ot the gears 733 and 20. As a ineanel t'or operating thin clutch to canse the carriage to automatie-alliT :reciprocate tramvensely ot the frame 'l have pro-- vided one end of the `guide rod. Til with a downwardly extending; bifurcatcd arin the terminals of which are positioned. one alo on either .eide of a centrali)v located peripheral [lange 90 formed integrally 'with the clutch .mechanism (7, while thc guide rod is alSo provided intern'iediale its length with lapaced apart collars ill. and which may be secured in adjusted position upon the rod hy meansl ofA eet screws 93, the carriage being positioned, to travel between Said collars. Aswill be readily lseen the carriage `in its movement transversely across the frame will. engage against one ot' these collars thereby sliding the rod 76 longitudinally through its 'bearings and so reversing the clutch 77 thus` causing the shaft' Tl) to revolve in the opposite direction and So reverse the movement of the carriage. lVhen this guiding ca rriagfe in to be employed the end of the lace or other fabric to be wound passed over the measuring: roll and beneath the ecale in the custon'iary manner and iss then passed beneath thc rod T-'l which joins the ripper non tion ot' the carriage and hence. to the spool or board.

ln nianjy' cases the cloth to he measured in stead of beingv wonnrl nnen hoarilaI therein' wound npon iti-geit and in order nl :mimi f 1 ,camino fa with, clot; tot v ,ione iz of rolle. This reel oli ai e .members 94 and 95 which maj,7 be termed et wood or metal as pre terreni and vi'hu i` are identical in conetrncI tien, eael't eonsieting of a rectangular shaped body niemlicr having a centrally positioned bore adapted to be positioned over the slotted e `d of one ot the shafts 90-35 and having ite end portions hifnrcated as at 96. Secured along the inner face, of one of the hit'urcated arms at each end of these mem here a rael; plate il? while secured to the inner face of the opposite arm is a spring 98 which in normal position bears against the opposite arm and at a point adjacent the raelir plate. Coacting with these side meinhorrs are 'a pair oil. resilient metal barn 99 ahi are adapted to he positioned with their between the bifurcated arme of to iorln a skeleton reel,

Vthe aide,- niernhere in position by the coac tion ot' the teeth oli the rack plates and the Springs. Awill be readily eeen these hars oneri at any' point between the ion ot the Slide n'icinl'iers and, the ends ther i el y' the reel may he adapted tor 'various si ot rolls. ln employing this improved reel these baer-.5v 92') are inserted may be l contrat por Ylarlnvcen the inner layers of the fabric as shown at ltlt` and the e iineufibe-iel are then i'i -,:iti-'ni ed uinin the of the bars Whereby the reel is formed Within the cloth as nlreail'jf n'onn Th reel. togetl'ier with its inner ende of rioth .t

,scribed in connection with the descr! tion of the parts no further description o the operation neceeeary.

Xs will be readily apparent from the foregoing description taken in connection with the dravviuge l. have provided a cloth measuring! and invoicing inai'hine' which measuren` the cloth paeeed through the machine, regietering the amount of cloth n measured and displaying the traine thereofw lt` will eine he eeen that l have provided :i machine ot the rliarnctcr deaeribwl which is applii`- able i-irinahv veil to abrira wound upon boar: i' iro-inni upon tl'lenieelves, und il o ind'gie like which must om one end tu the other 'illl containing the mine.

messes 1. A machine of 4die class described, including a frame, a measuring roll roa-able in said frame, a- Winding roll roaabie in said frame, means forengaging a board upon which the cloth to be measured .is to be Wound, said means also being retaabie in the frame, and means for guiding he cloth as it passes to the board7 said means comprisinga threaded shaft rotatably mounted 1n therame, a carriage 'hrough Which the cloth is adapted io be passed mounted upon said shaft and adapted o be reciprocated by its threads, opposiely disposed clutches rotatable upon seid shaft, a. double clutch member siidabie on said shaft, and adapted 'to engage with either of said clutches, means for automatically throwing said doublercluch from engagement 'wizh one of said clutches to engagement with the other, means for actuating said clot-h board engaging means and means acinaed bysaid latter means for rotating said clutches op posite direction.

2. A machine o the class described, comprising s fieme a measuring roli rotatably mounted in said frame, a doth i'oii carrying means roimsbiy mounted in said frame, a Shaft rotaeabiy journaled in said frame, a Winding drum keyed to said shaft, means for rotating said shaft, andmeens for ien-- sioning said roating means, said means consising of a grooed pulley keyed upon said shaft, a second shaft rotatably mounted in the frame, s puiiey mounted on said second shaft, a cord tached by one end to said iat ter puley, said cozd being passed over 'ne {irst mentioned pulley and secured by its free ond to he fia1ne,1neans for turning said second shaf 'to exer ension on said cord, and means for hoidin,r said second shaft againsr ecuner-roai-ion. x

3. A machine of the class described, inciuding a frame, a measuring roll rontable in said frame, a Winding roll rotatable in said frame, means for engaging a board upon which the cloth *'o be 1r fisured is to be wound, said means ais-o being rotatable inhe frame, means for'roi'ating said-board, und means for guiding the cloth as it'passes to 'the board, 'said means comprising a shaft rolatabiy mounted in the Jframe, a carria e mounted for reciprocaiion upon said shait, and means operaie-.d by the boit rotating means for auomaicaiiy reciprocating said Carriage upon the shaft n iiesiimony whereof, i' affix my' signature., in presence of two witnesses JAMES F. MCADAMS.

Witnesses SPENCER, BERTHA /msoi.

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